Downstream petrochemical news

Vioneo has awarded a major contract to ECI Group for a project that will deliver a low-density polyethylene (LDPE) plant to operate using an entirely fossil-free feedstock in Belgium.

thyssenkrupp Uhde has delivered and commissioned its proprietary EnviNOx® technology to Covestro’s Baytown, Texas, US, facility.

Bondalti Chemicals has started operation of its chlor-alkali production facility in Estarreja, Portugal, with Asahi Kasei’s electrolyser system.

Asahi Kasei, Mitsui Chemicals, and Mitsubishi Chemical have established an LLP to achieve carbon neutrality and production capacity optimisation for two ethylene manufacturing facilities in Western Japan.

Anton Tvelenev, KBR, examines how economic decline and geopolitical pressures have affected the global ethylene market, and considers what is to come for the industry.

ABB has entered a supply agreement with Citroniq to provide advanced automation, electrification, and digitalisation solutions for a 100% biogenic polypropylene facility in Nebraska, US.

Evonik has inaugurated its new world-scale alkoxides production facility on Jurong Island, Singapore – marking a major milestone in its global catalyst strategy.

KraussMaffei Extrusion has launched the new ZE Petrochemical (ZE-PC) series for industrial raw polymer production.

Mitsui Chemicals Inc. has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at considering comprehensive collaboration with Dangote Industries Ltd and the consulting firm AAIC Holdings Pte. Ltd.

Sumitomo Chemical has constructed and begun operation of a pilot facility at the Sodegaura site of its Chiba Works, Japan, for its new proprietary process to produce propylene directly from ethanol.